2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
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97 | FFE Transportation Services
|
275,000 | - | 1,511 | 1,000 | 1,450 | |
92 | 90 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
293,000 | - | |||
81 | 81 | Red Classic
|
342,100 | - | 1,275 | 577 | 2,918 |
94 | 93 | Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
|
283,137 | 6,622 | 955 | 1,224 | 945 |
89 | 86 | ContainerPort Group
|
300,000 | - | 400 | ||
72 | 72 | TMC Transportation
|
450,000 | - | |||
32 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,319,000 | - | 9,007 | 5,319 | 14,905 |
66 | 70 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
524,929 | - | 11,396 | ||
82 | Salmon Cos.
|
341,073 | - | 824 | 1,104 | ||
62 | 73 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
550,530 | - | 1,141 | 1,887 | 3,503 |
61 | 69 | Black Horse Carriers
|
561,000 | - | 4,040 | 1,958 | 4,500 |
67 | 64 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
522,631 | -4,698 | 2,098 | 1,990 | 6,092 |
91 | 84 | TransAm Trucking
|
297,000 | - | |||
19 | 23 | R+L Carriers
|
1,972,000 | - | |||
10 | 11 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
3,968,754 | 226,209 | |||
75 | 71 | 10 Roads Express
|
390,445 | - | |||
48 | 49 | PS Logistics
|
747,339 | - | 3,664 | ||
98 | 98 | PGT Trucking
|
273,828 | - | 680 | 1,090 | 1,800 |
90 | Dupré Logistics
|
297,582 | - | 1,313 | 750 | 1,471 | |
71 | 74 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
452,000 | - | |||
57 | 61 | OnTrac Inc.
|
618,000 | - | |||
47 | 47 | Cardinal Logistics
|
805,000 | - | 4,220 | 3,055 | 8,700 |
86 | 86 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
314,000 | - | 2,200 | 1,700 | 350 |
44 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
856,000 | - | |||
95 | 97 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
276,978 | - | 2,357 | 1,264 | 2,417 |
96 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
276,000 | - | 1,100 | ||
88 | Fastfrate Group
|
301,520 | - | 1,530 | 1,116 | 1,350 | |
80 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
347,395 | - | 2,012 | ||
87 | 85 | Melton Truck Lines
|
305,717 | - | 1,868 | 1,457 | 2,407 |
77 | 78 | Transport Investments
|
384,719 | - | 200 | ||
99 | Groendyke Transport
|
273,125 | - | ||||
85 | 82 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
334,103 | - | 1,315 | 1,317 | 2,340 |
100 | 99 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
269,000 | - | |||
93 | 86 | Trans-System Inc.
|
290,000 | - | 1,051 | 1,026 | 1,849 |
83 | 89 | John Christner Trucking
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338,873 | - | 207 | 839 | 1,244 |
79 | 83 | Koch Cos.
|
351,081 | - | 1,224 | 1,164 | 5,540 |
84 | 95 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
335,000 | - | 1,200 | 1,570 | 3,550 |
76 | 77 | Maverick USA
|
389,182 | - | 2,125 | 1,582 | 2,582 |
70 | 75 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
491,100 | - | 3,281 | 1,209 | 2,285 |
78 | 79 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
383,950 | - | 1,662 | ||
73 | 76 | Roehl Transport
|
438,659 | - | 2,702 | 2,040 | 5,481 |
34 | 34 | Evans Delivery
|
1,240,000 | - | 430 | 6,200 | 550 |
68 | 65 | P.A.M. Transport
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514,177 | 7,900 | 2,666 | 2,130 | 7,081 |
65 | 63 | Cowan Systems
|
533,012 | - | 2,397 | 2,279 | 6,782 |
74 | 68 | Dart Transit Co.
|
424,000 | - | 2,362 | ||
53 | 54 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
679,000 | - | 4,949 | 1,955 | 4,600 |
55 | 56 | Bennett International Group
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650,846 | - | 1,029 | 1,810 | 2,186 |
56 | 62 | Bison Transport
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633,817 | - | 3,688 | 2,185 | 5,711 |
59 | 59 | Suddath
|
600,000 | - | 2,200 | ||
54 | 53 | Mullen Group
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664,550 | - | 3,768 | 1,978 | 5,139 |
64 | 67 | Canada Cartage System
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535,800 | 5,800 | 3,269 | 2,736 | 3,019 |
51 | 54 | United Road Services
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713,000 | - | 1,837 | 2,368 | 1,200 |
52 | 52 | Western Express
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683,535 | - | 3,250 | 3,050 | 8,080 |
63 | 58 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
543,651 | - | 301 | 2,383 | 2,600 |
45 | 43 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
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855,982 | - | 5,680 | 2,055 | 5,836 |
50 | 50 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
718,000 | - | 5,000 | 2,552 | 6,958 |
23 | 21 | Daseke Inc.
|
1,737,000 | -307,400 | 5,946 | 2,334 | |
46 | 48 | Marten Transport
|
843,271 | 61,071 | 4,087 | 3,212 | 5,464 |
49 | 51 | Stevens Transport
|
737,294 | 85,210 | 2,750 | 1,950 | 3,290 |
43 | 42 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
894,528 | 8,477 | 5,550 | 3,021 | 6,739 |
58 | 66 | Trimac Transportation
|
610,000 | - | 3,000 | 2,120 | 3,400 |
37 | 46 | Day & Ross
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1,130,700 | - | 5,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
69 | 60 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
507,000 | - | 3,753 | ||
40 | 39 | Ruan
|
1,002,045 | - | 5,900 | 3,704 | 9,661 |
41 | 40 | KLLM Transport Services
|
936,000 | - | 3,600 | 5,400 | |
60 | 57 | Heartland Express
|
596,815 | 72,967 | 4,050 | 2,630 | 8,000 |
33 | 33 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,274,459 | - | 2,294 | 2,780 | 7,209 |
42 | 41 | Atlas World Group
|
906,400 | 96,000 | 754 | 1,228 | 3,864 |
38 | 45 | Quality Carriers
|
1,090,684 | - | |||
39 | 37 | Lynden
|
1,075,000 | - | 3,039 | 998 | 2,679 |
29 | 31 | Forward Air
|
1,410,395 | 87,099 | 5,652 | 1,353 | 7,178 |
35 | 35 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,200,000 | - | 6,500 | ||
7 | 5 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
4,843,950 | 310,178 | 23,800 | 19,520 | 58,315 |
18 | 19 | NFI
|
2,140,000 | - | 12,600 | 4,550 | 12,500 |
15 | 16 | Penske Logistics
|
2,600,000 | - | 19,475 | 4,634 | 17,626 |
31 | 30 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,384,438 | - | 8,839 | 3,385 | 10,666 |
27 | 28 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,511,998 | 37,586 | 6,541 | 5,343 | 4,428 |
21 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,786,735 | 113,719 | 10,400 | 4,779 | 16,376 |
25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,559,000 | - | 6,778 | 5,808 | 14,513 |
30 | 29 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
26 | 26 | C.R. England
|
1,545,199 | - | 8,153 | 4,309 | 6,604 |
36 | 36 | Purolator
|
1,166,279 | - | 11,000 | 465 | 1,329 |
17 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
2,288,397 | 307,504 | 4,900 | 7,416 | 14,116 |
22 | 27 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,758,645 | - | 9,400 | 6,977 | 11,225 |
28 | 22 | UniGroup
|
1,500,000 | - | |||
24 | 20 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,707,361 | -3,043 | 8,572 | 6,900 | 15,500 |
20 | 17 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,847,862 | -340,937 | 3,600 | ||
16 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,463,701 | 166,944 | 12,736 | 8,033 | 24,145 |
13 | 13 | Estes Express Lines
|
3,260,000 | - | 19,000 | 7,485 | 38,617 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
16,648,000 | 379,000 | 100,000 | 15,500 | 40,000 |
14 | 14 | ArcBest
|
2,988,310 | 39,985 | 13,000 | 4,137 | 23,639 |
8 | 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
4,109,111 | 615,518 | 21,159 | 9,296 | 37,539 |
9 | 8 | Landstar System
|
4,084,577 | 227,720 | 1,333 | 10,243 | 17,067 |
11 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,903,828 | 233,891 | 16,700 | 15,844 | 25,505 |
12 | 12 | Hub Group
|
3,668,117 | 107,171 | 5,000 | 3,900 | 4,920 |
5 | 7 | Schneider
|
5,000,000 | 147,000 | 15,650 | 9,000 | 35,100 |
6 | 6 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,871,200 | -104,000 | 30,000 | 14,100 | 43,700 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
9,165,258 | 516,000 | 29,106 | 17,972 | 35,093 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
68,869,000 | 2,359,000 | 475,000 | 29,813 | 113,218 |
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
74,094,000 | 4,440,000 | 495,000 | 19,851 | 107,542 |
About the Rankings...
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
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